San Paolo is a church in Pistoia

Pistoia

Pistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...

, Tuscany

Tuscany

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, Italy

Italy

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It was built in 748, and remade in the 12th century, although only in the 14th century it obtained the current forms. The exterior is characterized by a typical Tuscan blend of Romanesque

Romanesque architecture

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 and Gothic

Gothic architecture

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 styles, with a polychrome decoration of the façade. Over the portal is a statue of St. James, attributed to Orcagna.

The interior has been largely turned into a Baroque one in the 17th and 19th centuries. Works of arts include a fresco with St. Agatha and St. Eulalia by Gerino Gerini

Gerino Gerini

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, a 14th century crucifix and Holy Conversation by fra Paolino, which portrays Girolamo Savonarola

Girolamo Savonarola

Girolamo Savonarola was an Italian Dominican friar, Scholastic, and an influential contributor to the politics of Florence from 1494 until his execution in 1498. He was known for his book burning, destruction of what he considered immoral art, and what he thought the Renaissance—which began in his...

as St. Peter the Martyr. The sacristy has several 14th-15th century frescoes.

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• Churches in Pistoia
• Photo and description of the church